In Fiji Hindus
are routinely oppressed. In Malaysia they have to accept an inferior
position, where Hindus can be converted to Islam but no Muslims can
become Hindus. When Hindus work in Islamic Gulf countries Hindus
have to hide their religion. Saudi Arabia requires that India send
only a Muslim ambassador and India has always meekly complied,
bowing down to a nation with 1/20 its population!
In
India itself foreign missionary activity is perhaps at its highest
point in history, particularly targeting tribal groups, to the
extent of encouraging them to secede from the nation and form
Christian states. In South India Catholic priests routinely dress up
like Hindu Swamis and go to the villages speaking of Yoga and
Vedanta in order to convert Hindus to Christianity. Yet Hindus
seldom raise a voice and the world hardly knows of these facts.
And, most strangely, it is the media of India that works probably
the hardest to suppress the knowledge of these goings on. In
America large Islamic lobbies works to promote a positive image of
Islam and do not hesitate to denigrate Hindus or India along the
way. In England Pakistanis organize to create a political influence
and bend their politicians to criticize India on Kashmir, while
Hindus in the same country, in larger numbers and affluence, do
little to counter this.
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